Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-07

has lost from 5000 to $500. Mr.. Klser was
disposed to be leDient and "iet the errIng
brother depart in peace" but from re-
marks made by Henderson to other par
ties after his discharge, he changed his
mind and swore out warrant Tor Hen
derson and sent 1t to Atlanta, but ne
could not be found.
FLORIDA.
The post Office at Gulf Key changes its
name to ArgO.
The Sanford journal will hereafter be
published as an afternoon paper,
+. w. Peabody has resigned the city
editorsnip of the Sanford Daily journal.
The Town Council OF Brooksville has
passed an ordinance requiring the Mar
shall TO kill all the dogs running at large
within the town limits. This is done on
account of a mad dog scare.
A few days ago a gentleman at kissim-
NEE shipped 1850 boxes Of oranges from
that place to England and realized So per
box. The freight on tue oranges, it is
said, was less to England than TO Boston.
Sanford is to have a Catholic church at
an early day; also slsterh0od and school.
Father SwemDury has been in that city
recently perfecting arrangements IN re-
gard to it. The building is to cost $4,000
at first, but is TO be so constructed as to
admit of easy enlargement.
At Dade City the first of the week q
negro shot another three times, each ball
taking effect, but not Ia vital place.
The assailant was promptly arrested and
last Wednesday the Marshal of Dade
City escorted MIN to Brooksville and
turned him over to the Sheriff.
The work on the street railway at Or
lando is being pushed ahead. The track
has nearly been laid to the Arcade
Hotel, with the exception Of that part OF
Orange avenue just in front OF the Ked-
ney block. The work has been somewhat
retarded by the difficulty experienced in
getting timber.
Brooksville Enterprise: The Indians
made a raid as far north as fernando
county few days ago and destroyed the
White Mountain Springs on the coast.
The whites rallied and Just az they were
attempting to burn up the bed rock they
were repulsed without any one being
killed. The Sara Sofa, Orlando and Gulf
railroad have promised the terrified citi-
zens they would take the matter In hand
and rebuild the spring.
The Chalo Apopka Lake country is
now open to the world. The Orange
Transit Canal Company finished their
work to Floral City, the southern ter
minus of the lake, last Wednesday.
Wednesday the first steamboat from
PanasOtfKee arrived, having on board the
officers or the company. The citizens OF
FloraaSity and vicinity eniaSsd Jan. l,
10 a grand celeb1 ip COD
nvI me eXa11
DR.. OF w nam Md
He;' = ssr Sn lSn soanS sss1s:
ming Of ;n w%Ss pGgh bis
Gplaoe he left to Hl,.ept the position OF
, Egeon on the priyateer jeff Davis"
Sski,Tard be was assigned to Chimbo-
hS[..HOspitsl, in Richmond. and con-
tinued in charge OF one OF its divisions
until the close OF the struggle.
e. W. Speir, w. H. Holden and Lee
Harper, of Orlando, recently shipped two
carloads of oranges, one to Nashville,
Tenn, and one TO Cleveland, o. One of
the party went along with them and
thinks it paid well. An average OF 81 %
per box, after paying all expenses, was
realized. Nashville proved to be a much
better market than Cleveland, oranges
bringing from 25c. to 35c. more per box in
the former than in the latter place.
A fast run was made last week on the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West, a
single track road. Engineer Wattles
(No. made the run from Jacksonville to
Palatka, ffty-six miles, in sixty-four
minutes. When 1t is remembered that
two railroad yards had to be passed
through, one full-stop made for a railroad
crossing, and three draw-bridges had to
be approached with the train under con-
Lol, 1t will be seen that some pretty good
rnSSg was done.
Stone and Pipe Company
and @at Patent Stone and Building
Cord ZEN, al JacksonviIle have oonsoIie
'datNS fhouer the name of the Florida
!, VA Ss.,9sfs: George +. Drew, President:
IA hfgeeley, Vice President and Treas
III ., "a. +. Mcclure, Secretary; +. ID.
II We'll, Superintendent. 1t is not yet
81 wed where they will have their office,
.harwill be at enc of tue offices OF one
Der old companies.
pSriBteam yacht Silver Star, belonging
aknl, Barbour, left the Jacksonville,
sa,i Rd Key West railway wharf
W., saiternoon for Drayton island,
~ SAIL hereafter run on the line be.
Tratka and the island in connec-
ykp] ane above road. BY this move
N8lf Seople up the river will have
HfVsx.4& Of freight. and oranges
.ken& <t<r Jacksonville, Tampa ard Key
2V,Bt*4SvAtpe by the Silver star are guar.
,..ntAifS gshrniugh rate Of 300. per box.
~ Cs-JaCNgO Fpy AOot lVuS anu " leet
d. l-sd.'s--~TIO eVhr.
of Abe Sixth Auditor OF the Treasury, in
in cument 70 Congress, reports the follow
c3g sums due postmaeters and eX-post.
Masters in Florida, under the act of
March ., 1888, by which salaries wore re-
adjusted. Many OF these applied to per-
sous who were postmasters as far back as
1870 TO 1874: Henry Blair, Postmaster at
Bclleville, $50; h. l.. Ware, Key West,
$l,72l; w. +. Moore, MadiGn, sl20; All.
Osgood, Madison, $3.50; OziaeNs udinp ton.
Middlehurg, 80; G. A. Cowgirl, Orange
Wells, S20; E. W. Speer, Orlando, SIG: W. .
G. Snow, Palatka, 1858; William l.. Dan
iels, Port Orange, 49,; G. Slayer, Tampa.
SOS; NJ. Z. Robinson, Vernon, S22.
Palatka News: Thirty years ago. old
settlers inform us, there was not sweet
orange tree in Palatka, it being the opln-
ion then that II was entirely too cold here
for the trees to flourish. There were a
few sweet orange trees over IN East Pa
lstka, but not enough to ma >xsyssr
showing. soon afteH<Ss 49, Z
Moragoe aud Judge u "a. /.
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